Museum of the History of Science and
Technology in Islam - Gulhane
Museum of the History of Science and
Technology in Islam is situated at Has Barns near Topkapi Palace’s wall.
Relatively new, the museum opened its gates in 2008.
The museum’s biggest collection consists of
replicas based on works done in medicine, astronomy, physics, chemistry and
geography fields. The founder of the museum Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin is known for
founding an even larger museum of like in Frankfurt in 1980s. Museum of the History of Science and
Technology in Islam is the result of the Professor’s, Culture Ministry’s, the
Governor’s and Istanbul Municipality’s joint initiative.
The museum shines a light on the way in
which the Islamic world has contributed to different fields through out history
by making discoveries and inventing technologies. The replicas that the museum
houses are based on books, illustrations, and projects written and drawn by
these scholars. You can get more information about this museum through this link.
To get to Museum of the History of Science
and Technology in Islam just take either the Hagia Sophia Museum or the
Sarayburnu entrance to Gulhane Park.
Take care of yourselves,
Tracer of Istanbul
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